Industrial furnaces

Heating & cooling: Firing the bricks

Kardemir, one of Turkey's largest steelmakers, has announced plans to establish a new blast furnace with an annual production capacity of 1 million tons.

SMEDEREVO - The second blast furnace at the Smederevo steel mill has been restarted, with both furnaces now in operation and the first quantities of steel expected to start flowing in two days, says manager Peter Kamaras.

The second blast furnace at the Smederevo steel mill has been restarted, Tanjug reported on Thursday.

Both furnaces now in operation and the first quantities of steel expected to start flowing in two days, the plant's manager Peter Kamaras said.

European Congress of Chimney Sweeps

BELGRADE -- The two-day 2014 European Congress of Chimney Sweeps started in Belgrade on Thursday.

It is rganized by the European Federation of Chimney Sweeps (ESCHFOE) in one of its member-states every two years.

SMEDEREVO - Blast furnace no. 2 at the Smederevo-based steel plant Zelezara Smederevo was ignited on Monday, restoring the production after two months.

The first tons of liquid iron will be transported to the steel mill in the next two to three days, while other sections of the plant will be put into operation successively.

Smederevo steel plant to resume operating in late June

BELGRADE -- Smederevo's Železara steel plant will begin operating on June 29 when one of the two furnaces will be restored, the RTS reported.